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A multi-symplectic formulation of ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is developed based on a Clebsch variable variational principle in which the Lagrangian consists of the kinetic minus the potential energy of the MHD fluid modified by…

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We present a meshless method for magnetohydrodynamics by evolving the vector potential of magnetic fields. A novel scheme and numerical techniques are developed to restrict the divergence of magnetic field, based on the Meshless Finite…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-28 Xiongbiao Tu , Qiao Wang , Haonan Zheng , Liang Gao

Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) couples the Navier--Stokes and Maxwell equations into a nonlinear system of partial differential equations governing stellar interiors, astrophysical jets, fusion plasmas, and space weather. Numerical advances,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-20 E. A. Huerta

We propose a second-order accurate semi-implicit and well-balanced finite volume scheme for the equations of ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) including gravitational source terms. The scheme treats all terms associated with the acoustic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-29 Claudius Birke , Walter Boscheri , Christian Klingenberg

We present for astrophysical use a multi-dimensional numerical code to solve the equations for ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). It is based on an explicit finite difference method on an Eulerian grid, called the Total Variation Diminishing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Dongsu Ryu , T. W. Jones , Adam Frank

A high-fidelity finite volume scheme based on the BVD (boundary variation diminishing) concept is proposed in this study to solve the ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) equations. A hybrid spatial reconstruction profile, consisting of a…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-04-24 Pan Chenxi , Song Sheng , Chen Chungang , Li Xingliang , Shen Xueshun , Xiao Feng

The treatment of complex geometries in Computational Fluid Dynamics applications is a challenging endeavor, which immersed boundary and cut-cell techniques can significantly simplify by alleviating the meshing process required by…

Computational Physics · Physics 2022-11-22 Alejandro Quirós Rodríguez , Tomas Fullana , Vincent Le Chenadec , Taraneh Sayadi

This paper presents applications of weighted meshless scheme for conservation laws to the Euler equations and the equations of ideal magnetohydrodynamics. The divergence constraint of the latter is maintained to the truncation error by a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Evghenii Gaburov , Keigo Nitadori

We implement the constrained divergence cleaning algorithm of \citet{Tricco2016} into the cosmological smoothed particle magnetohydrodynamics (SPMHD) code OpenGadget3. Our implementation modifies the governing equations of SPMHD to allow…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-26 Ulrich P. Steinwandel , Daniel J. Price

This paper considers magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and some of its applications from the perspective of differential geometry, considering the dynamics of an ideal fluid flow and magnetic field on a general three-dimensional manifold, equipped…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-07-26 Andrew D. Gilbert , Jacques Vanneste

Magnetic fields play an important role in astrophysics on a wide variety of scales, ranging from the Sun and compact objects to galaxies and galaxy clusters. Here we discuss a novel implementation of ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Ruediger Pakmor , Andreas Bauer , Volker Springel

The incompressible Hall-magnetohydrodynamics (Hall--MHD) system presents substantial analytical and computational challenges due to its stiff, highly nonlinear Hall term and the strict requirement that the magnetic field remains solenoidal.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-05 Beniamin Goldys , Agus L. Soenjaya , Thanh Tran

We modify an existing magnetohydrodynamics algorithm to make it more compatible with a dimensionally-split (DS) framework. It is based on the standard reconstruct-solve-average strategy (using a Riemann solver), and relies on constrained…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-17 Hari Sriskantha , Maximilian Ruffert

We formulate a coarse-graining approach to the dynamics of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) fluids at a continuum of length-scales. In this methodology, effective equations are derived for the observable velocity and magnetic fields…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-05 Hussein Aluie

We present a divergence-free semi-implicit finite volume scheme for the simulation of the ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) equations which is stable for large time steps controlled by the local transport speed at all Mach and Alfv\'en…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-03-08 Walter Boscheri , Andrea Thomann

We report a new finite-difference scheme for two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulations, with and without rotation, in unstructured grids with quadrilateral cells. The new scheme is implemented within the code VULCAN/2D, which…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Eli Livne , Luc Dessart , Adam Burrows , Casey A. Meakin

We revise the structure-preserving finite element method in [K. Hu, Y. MA and J. Xu. (2017) Stable finite element methods preserving $\nabla \cdot \mathbf{B}=0$ exactly for MHD models. Numer. Math.,135, 371-396]. The revised method is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-03-24 Weifeng Qiu , Ke Shi

In this era of precision cosmology, a detailed physical understanding on the evolution of cosmic baryons is required. Cosmic magnetic fields, though still poorly understood, may represent an important component in the global cosmic energy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Shengtai Li , Hui Li , Renyue Cen

Designing efficient and high-accuracy numerical methods for complex dynamic incompressible magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) equations remains a challenging problem in various analysis and design tasks. This is mainly due to the nonlinear coupling…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-11-28 Xiaofei Guan , Boya Hu , Shipeng Mao , Xintong Wang , Zihao Yang

We develop a new numerical scheme for ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations, which is robust against one- and multi-dimensional shocks, and is accurate for low Mach number flows and discontinuities. The scheme belongs to a family of…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-05-20 Takashi Minoshima , Keiichi Kitamura , Takahiro Miyoshi